Sunflower
1 post
Dec 01, 2008
12:29 PM
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Gentlemen, My name is Joe Beach and I live in Leavenworth Kansas. I discovered this site a couple of weeks ago, have been reading the threads and decided to become a contributor. I am 62 years old and am now retired. I spent 22 years in the Army as an Infantryman and Aviator and then worked for a large aerospace company for 20 years. I have been raising and flying Birmingham Rollers for the past 26 yrs. I fly a family that I have developed from birds that originated from Paul Vaughn. I have noticed that some threads on this site become quite emotional for some. Seems like color evokes a high level of passion in some flyers. Color is one of the subjects in pigeon genetics that have always interested me. Before you get the wrong idea, I breed for velocity and style and take whatever color I get but I am interested in what genetic factors make pigeons manifest particular colors and patterns. Nick Siders is correct, Rollers only come in Ash Red, Blue and Brown, everything else is the result of modifiers such as grizzle, indigo, dilute, etc.
I Love Spinners
Joe Beach
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mcroller
237 posts
Dec 01, 2008
12:33 PM
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welcome to the site Joe
jimmi
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Electric-man
2142 posts
Dec 01, 2008
4:29 PM
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Welcome Joe! Glad to have you!
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Val
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spanky
674 posts
Dec 01, 2008
4:39 PM
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WELCOME...........
SPANKY
SGVS
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
GOLD MEMBER
2340 posts
Dec 01, 2008
4:42 PM
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Welcome Joe............
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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Square
614 posts
Dec 01, 2008
4:45 PM
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Welcome Sunflower,
Square.
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"Home of the Ghost Town Roller"
K.C.R.C
Last Edited by on Dec 01, 2008 4:46 PM
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donnie james
56 posts
Dec 01, 2008
5:10 PM
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hey joe, also i like to take this and say welcome to this site you will learn from here and if you have any question i'm sure someone will give an answer on your question..............donny james
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fresnobirdman
241 posts
Dec 01, 2008
5:13 PM
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hi there!
hope you have fun here.
~~Fresnobirdman~~
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brudahpete
255 posts
Dec 01, 2008
5:17 PM
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Welcome Joe! Color has fascinated me as well. Studying genetics and the way they work, we all know that given free range, almost all pigeon breeds over a few generations will revert to the Rock Dove. The whole business of breeding for whatever trait is absolutely fascinating.
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PR_rollers
GOLD MEMBER
2022 posts
Dec 01, 2008
6:10 PM
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Welcome Joe good to have you aboard......
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Ralph
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cr250
144 posts
Dec 01, 2008
6:49 PM
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welcome Joe,enjoy the site.
Brian
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RodSD
72 posts
Dec 01, 2008
7:17 PM
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Welcome! And thank you for protecting us in those years of service. My friends are in the armed forces themselves.
With respect to colors I believe people here don't emphasize that much because they are into flying performance. In other words performance is first, color perhaps is second. I have no problem if you want to accomplish both.
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gotspin7
2062 posts
Dec 02, 2008
5:55 AM
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Welcome to the site Joe.
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Sal Ortiz
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